Army Lieutenant Colonel Murders Wife, Shoots Himself Dead In Punjab

The couple had marital issues and were undergoing regular counselling sessions, Army sources said.

An officer of the Indian Army, a Lieutenant Colonel, based in Punjab's Ferozepur murdered his wife and then shot himself dead last night, Army sources said. The officer left a suicide note, where he confessed to harming his wife, sources said.

The wife was found dead at his residence.

The couple had marital issues and were undergoing regular counselling sessions, they said. The Army and the Punjab police have begun an investigation.